The Next BRICs: Six Surging Countries You Must Pay Attention To This Decade

If you're bullish about Brazil, Russia, India, and China, then don't forget there is an entire second tier of less-appreciated-but-giant economic growth stories -- the MAVINS.

Commodities play a major role for these economies.

They are uniquely positioned to feed and benefit from global economic growth via their relative commodity advantages, yet at the same time they have massive domestic market expansion opportunities due to a surplus of under-utilized land or people.

With the right policies, these nations are likely to blow away expectations over time and become leading powers in their regions. The MAVINS combined economies could easily equal 60% of today's America by 2020, over 200% of today's America by 2050, and then keep growing robustly thereafter.

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The Bleachers

South Africa on its way to be the next Zimbabwe. Corrupt zots now running the show. No.1 criminal stats in world, makes Mexico look like Disney. Nignogs know how to turn a beautiful place in a turd world country.

Realist, I can see why your comment got kicked to the bleachers. In polite company we must never NEVER mention certain facts which we all know to be true. Otherwise certain preferred racial groups might be offended. And it's FAR better to jettison all reason and logic than to allow that.

Clearly, you are a racist with that ignorant statement! Furthermore, it is apparent the words you had written had come from your behind, because what you had implied is merely out of your inferiority complex and dislike for Asians. How would you know what the IQ average in those Asian countries? I, myself, am about to enter the field of teaching as a profession and I can tell you that IQ level and all that BS has virtually nothing to do with one's aptitude or potential. This is an outdated, warped practice that should be eliminated long ago since it really does not serve any purpose in modern education. Think about it, the IQ was developed and used only in the West, not anywhere else in the world. And when the tests are given in the United States to foreign-born students from other parts of the world, it is given in English. How can someone with an English language barrier take the IQ test and score well, when it is given to him or her in a language other than that of his or her own? Europe has already dismissed the notion of IQ testing, yet we Americans are still too dumb and continue to give it credibility.
Given the fact that Australia is predominantly populated with Whites, therefore, only a racist such as yourself would think or, at least, like to think it is indeed a country where its people are more intelligent than such countries mentioned that are in the continent of Asia. I gather you are White. So, given that fact, you, sir, just proved that your theory is false! May I enlighten you, my White supremacist, ignorant non-friend? Evidently, you did not know that Australia is not geographically an Asian country. It is located in the continent of Australia. Only recently, has that region of the world been given a new name known as Australasia, unofficially, to avoid confusion between the continent of Australia and the country of the same name. However, it is and always has been located in the continent of Australia. And if you had some level of intelligence or common sense, you would know that along with the fact that Australia's population today consists of its largest minority being of East Asian descent, percentage-wise. Therefore, if IQ tests conducted there, whatever the national average of IQ levels is in Australia, really is no reflection that White folks are academically superior or smarter as a great portion of Australia's population consist of East Asians. Asian-Australians have excelled academically just like Asian-Americans. Just curious, do you happen to know what's your IQ level, sir?

Perfect Sense,
It is not a fact, nor is it true the things implied by Realist! You know he's talking out of his behind. I've taught in Vietnam, myself, and never have I seen an IQ test performed there. How the hell can anyone say what the national average for IQ levels is for Vietnam? And just an example with people from Vietnam, I know that here in the U.S. there are plenty of Vietnamese-Americans who were tested and do have very high IQ levels. What does that tell you?
There are many factors that determine a country's economic levels of success and strength, i.e. corrupt politics, war, natural disasters, arable land, natural resources, etc. It is not solely based on whether or not the population is smart or stupid, thank God! Otherwise, just look at our country, the United States and our fellow Americans! Consider all the massive amounts of idiots we have in all colors roaming in all 50 states! Thank god our nation's wealth is not based solely on our population's ratios of retards versus men and women with at least minimal functioning minds, or we Americans would all be all be dirt poor, swimming in a deep pool of manure created by folks such as Realist!

Very well put, viktor lassley! Realist and Perfect Sense are really the ones with low IQs and too misinformed to know better. Most Vietnamese-American kids that I know performed well in schools at all grade levels. Can't say the same for Realist and PS.

The Next BRICs: Six Surging Countries You Must Pay Attention To This Decade